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Searching for Sappho: The Lost Songs & World of the First Woman Poet

$38.95

Searching for Sappho: The Lost Songs & World of the First Woman Poet

SKU: 9780393242232 Category: Product ID: 61428

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Title: Searching for Sappho: The Lost Songs & World of the First Woman Poet
Author: FREEMAN PHILIP
Format: HARDCOVER
Publication date: 11/03/2016
Imprint: NORTON
Price: $38.95
Publishing status: Active

The daughter of an aristocratic family, a wife, a devoted mother and a lover of women, Sappho was one of the greatest writers of her own or any age. Although most people have heard of Sappho, the story of her lost poems and the lives of ancient women they celebrate has never been told for a general audience. Philip Freeman paints a vivid picture of Sappho’s world. He delves into religious rites, customs, the role of women in the family, medical knowledge and the experience of motherhood at the time. Through this contextual knowledge, a picture of Sappho’s life emerges. Freeman uses his vast historical research, in conjunction with Sappho’s poems and other Greek works of fiction, to bring us the closest we can come to knowing the biographical details of this most famous woman poet.

ISBN: 9780393242232
Weight: 490g
Dimension: 218mm X 152mm
Pages: 336

Additional information

Weight 490 g
Dimensions 218 × 152 mm